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Covid-
19: Students Who Attended Large Gatherings Banned From HS In Northern Westchester
A group of high school students in Northern Westchester who attended large gatherings over the weekend have been banned from school grounds and will have to switch to remote learning for the next two weeks The Bedford Central School District Board of Education said it was informed by local police authorities and community members that large groups of Fox Lane High School students attended large gatherings this past weekend, without regard for social distancing, masks and "all of the health and safety measures we have all been asked to follow as we continue to combat…
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Covid-
19: 20 Pace University Students Test Positive
Twenty students at Pace University's Westchester campus have tested positive for COVID-19, university officials said. Four students tested positive on Monday, Sept. 21, prompting the university to test nearly 600 community members, according to Pace's director of public affairs, Jerry McKinstry. Sixteen other individuals subsequently tested positive, and the university notified the county's health department, McKinstry said in a letter to the Pace community. Those students -- 18 of whom are living in Alumni Hall in Pleasantville -- have been isolated and their contacts are also quarantinin…
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Covid-
19: High School In Northern Westchester Temporarily Closes After Exposure
A Northern Westchester high school will be closed through the rest of the week after there was COVID-19 exposure. Somers Schools Superintendent Raymond Blanch issued a letter to parents on Thursday, Sept. 24 advising of the positive COVID-19 test in the high school, and that the district will be transitioning to remote learning for the rest of the week. Students were dismissed from Somers High School early on Thursday, and the building will remain closed for 48 hours to allow crews to sanitize and disinfect spaces the exposed person may have frequented. Blanch said that the district is wor…
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Covid-
19: New Schools In Area Transition To Remote Learning After Staffer Tests Positive
Another Hudson Valley school district was forced to temporarily transition to its remote learning model after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, Greenwood Lake Union Free Schools Superintendent Sarah Hadden alerted parents that a staff member tested positive for the virus, and that she was closing down the elementary and middle schools for a day, with students learning from a distance. This is the third Orange County school district to report positive COVID-19 cases since classes resumed earlier this month. The staff member that tested positive works at the …
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Covid-
19: Two Staffers Test Positive At School District In Area
Two staff members in an area school district have confirmed positive cases of COVID-19, school officials announced. The Nyack School District confirmed that a pair of staff members tested positive for the virus and are being temporarily isolated away from students and staff as per the guidance from the state’s Department of Health. The Rockland County Health Department has been notified of the positive tests, and the district has disinfected and sanitized any school buildings the staffers may have occupied. Students in Nyack began classes on Wednesday, Sept. 9 remotely. The positive COVID-…
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Covid-
19: New High School In Hudson Valley Goes All Virtual After Two Test Positive
A new Hudson Valley high school is being forced to hit the brakes on reopening and transition to complete remote learning after there were new positive tests for COVID-19. Albertus Magnus High School, located in Rockland County in Bardonia, which planned a hybrid reopening this week, was forced to employ virtual learning when classes kicked off for the new academic year on Thursday, Sept. 10 due to two new confirmed cases of the virus. Joseph Tweed, the Head of School, said that hybrid classes are now being postponed until Monday, Sept. 14. According to Tweed, both people were asymptomat…
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Covid-
19: Long Island HS Student Arrested After Protesting Remote Learning
A high school senior on Long Island has been arrested and suspended as he continues his protests against remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The William Floyd School District, located on the south shore of Long Island in Brookhaven, is implementing a hybrid learning model that has its 8,800 students attending class in person on specific days. When the plan was implemented, the district announced that “students who refuse to adhere to their scheduled in-person days and/or flagrantly disregard directives to leave school grounds and cause a disruptive environment for other students, …
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Covid-
19: NY Launches Real-Time
Covid-
19 Report Card For Schools
A new type of “report card” is coming to New York schools to provide parents and teachers up-to-date information on the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced during a COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday, Sept. 8 that he is signing an Executive Order that will require schools, local health departments, labs, and other testing sites to provide the state with information regarding the virus. The new information being gathered from multiple sources will be posted in an online dashboard and include: Positive cases by date of students and staff in each individua…
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Covid-
19: Over 20 Students Suspended For Violating Safety Guidelines At NYU
More than 20 students have been suspended by New York University for failing to comply with COVID-19 safety guidelines. The suspensions come just days after both in-person and remote classes began on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The university did not give details on the students' suspensions, which were announced in a Twitter post. "More than 20 NYU students have been suspended so far," the post read. "Please don't be the next. Avoid parties and bars. Wear a mask. Keep your distance." The university has launched an email address for members of the NYU community to report "If you see someone…
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Covid-
19: Daily Case Tracker Dashboard Unveiled For SUNY's 64 Universities, Colleges
A system-wide COVID-19 case tracker dashboard has been located for the State University of New York's 64 universities and colleges. The data is reported by individual campuses every 24 hours to more efficiently monitor, respond to, and contain the virus, the state said in an announcement on Sunday, Sept. 6. The data can be viewed on a system-wide or campus by campus level through a pull-down menu. Access the dashboard here. "As coronavirus cases spring up on our college campuses, we are reviewing real-time case data around the clock," State University of New York Chancellor Jim …
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Covid-
19: State Launches Online Dashboard To Track Cases In Schools
With schools reopening with either hybrid or remote learning plans in place, the state has set up its latest COVID-19 dashboard to help parents and educators monitor the number of cases connected to students and teachers. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New York school districts will be required to provide the Department of Health with daily COVID-19 data regarding people who test positive in each school building beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8. The dashboard will be launched and made public here as of Wednesday, Sept. 9, when most schools will be back in session. Schools are required …
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Covid-
19: SUNY Oneonta To Close Campus For Fall Semester Amid Outbreak
With another 100 new COVID-19 cases confirmed, SUNY Oneonta said it will close campus for the remainder of the fall semester and switch to fully remote learning. The announcement, on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 3, comes just four days after the college reported 100 positive cases following several large several large parties, saying it decided to suspend in-person classes for two weeks. For the semester, 389 cases were confirmed. The Oneonta outbreak has been the worst in the SUNY system, but there have been COVID-related issues elsewhere. Also late last month, 43 students at SUNY Plat…
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